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... input, Ladies. I was wondering if anyone had found Prozac to help them with these symptoms too? I hear that ...Prozac doesn't make most people gain weight like Lexapro...

... input, Ladies. I was wondering if anyone had found Prozac to help them with these symptoms too? I hear that ...Prozac doesn't make most people gain weight like Lexapro ... s do.
I have been taking a very low dosage of Prozac (5 mg) for about a month, and have not been experiencing...

... the morning, one at night. She told me she was on prozac like me and after taking some of the pills I have ... been taking she got off the prozac . The woman at the health food store told me that I...

... about Lexapro. Have so many friends on it. I take Prozac , 20mg. Maybe you should move the Lexapro up to 10 ... ever during the missed period times but thanks to Prozac , I didn't flip out. I would think about increasing...

... years. One person stated that she thinks being on Prozac for many years for anxiety disorder prevented her ... women (one on Paxil and I think the other one took Prozac ) just stopped having periods without any incidents...

... I am getting real irritable. And the doc put me on Prozac . I thought that would help me sleep, but I don't think...

... they would probably work much better for you than the Prozac .
I am now dealing with a dental infection, so I...

... my body seems to get adjusted to that time.
The Prozac might not be working for you if it makes you jittery ... symtoms! Don't know how long you have been on the Prozac but if it continues, tell your dr. Sometimes you...

... had the jitters and the fast heartbeat before the Prozac . But my doc also said that the Prozac would help me...

... T need the restoril. I'm also on Effexor. I WAS on Prozac and then my doc took me off because off all the hype ... to come off of it because of no benefit. I was on PROZAC in the past and I found it only made me more jittery...

... Zoloft is basically for depression. I've taken Prozac for 15 years (for OCD), but I take an anti-anxiety...

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Hi! Good question. I had anxiety before I took prozac (AD) but sometimes they will make you feel a bit ... Sometimes, I am still jittery, nervous and crazed even on Prozac and I can tell sometimes it is not the medicine but...

... s an SSNRI made by the same company that produces Prozac . I'm going to get as much info. from my doctor as...

... basically over, I am still a yoyo. I have been taking Prozac now for a year but when the perimenopause symptoms...

... late , oh well. The anxiety is still there, take prozac and now lipitor for high cholesterol, what a mess ... body hurts, tissues, nerves, etc. Well at least the prozac helps with the anxiety attacks but let me tell you...

... night sweats with a weird feeling in my head. I took prozac for a week, but could not handle the depression that ... The night sweats started two days after taking the prozac . They wake me up like clockwork at 2:00 each morning ... neck. I do not know if it is a side effect of the prozac or not, but I am getting really worried and exhausted...

... serious hot flashes and I wasn't on anything then. Prozac ? How many mgs? It takes about 4-6 weeks to really...

... Andrea,
I was taking a very small dose of 10mg of Prozac . I talked to my doctor and he said that my symptoms ... were side effects to the Prozac and advised that I stop taking it. My symptoms were...

... Andrea,
I was taking a very small dose of 10mg of Prozac . I talked to my doctor and he said that my symptoms ... were side effects to the Prozac and advised that I stop taking it. My symptoms were...

... attacks are very common with hormonal change. I take Prozac for my anxiety attacks which also helps me with hot ... irregular heartbeats are normal. Zoloft, Lexapro, Prozac , Paxilk etc do help in perimenopause, not to be pushi...

... myself it's my hormones and try to go back to sleep. Prozac helped alot coz I had the meno blues with changes...

... nowhere and of course, that's what panic is, lol I take Prozac and it helped alot with my anxiety attacks. I would...

... Hi Jackie. I hear you. I am on Prozac but was considering moving to Lexapro since I know...

... right now is definitely not a good idea. But, if Prozac is working really well for you, I wouldn't switch ... affects but then, they all do that!) My hubby is on Prozac now, and it is by far the best AD he has been on, ... person, and a much happier, outgoing person! :) So, Prozac is a great AD also.
Jackie...

... right now is definitely not a good idea. But, if Prozac is working really well for you, I wouldn't switch ... affects but then, they all do that!) My hubby is on Prozac now, and it is by far the best AD he has been on, ... person, and a much happier, outgoing person! :) So, Prozac is a great AD also.
Jackie
Thanks Jackie, I ... have no sexual side effects with Prozac but I am only on 20 mg. How many mg's are u taking ... lexapro and how many mg's is your husband taking with Prozac if I may ask? Thanks...

... Andrea, he is taking 20 mg of Prozac and I am taking 10 mg of Lexapro. He had no drive...

... that. I am not having any sexual side effects from Prozac . Before I took it, I did have a sexual problem, menopause...

... Andrea, I would stick with the Prozac , if you aren't having any sexual side affects from...

... Andrea, I would stick with the Prozac , if you aren't having any sexual side affects from ... take it and really have energy, feel better. With prozac , it stopped my anxiety attacks, but still sometimes ... try a new one. I know Lexapro is a very new SSRI. Prozac is very old, but a very reliable drug, I guess, according ... my doctors. Actually, I was given Serafim, the new Prozac , but my insurance would only cover the generic to ...Prozac . My gyne said it's all the same thing....

... gain in alot of people too. Since my hubby got on Prozac , he hardly eats anything. He has lost tons of weight...

... Wow! I wish my Prozac did that to me!...

... weight, i know been there done that,
And so does Prozac , that's no lie! I am almost kiling myself on the...

... away next month. I wish I could blame all this on Prozac but before I ever took any anti-depressants, I had ... perimenopause. So maybe I have an extra 10 lbs. from the Prozac but the other weight was my issue when I wasn't under...

... just the early onset of perimenopause) she prescribed Prozac . It's not called Prozac (although it's by the same...

... also the key with just about any antidepressant. Prozac was the only antidepressant that I stopped and I did ... I've heard that because of the long half life of Prozac it's good to use to wean from Paxil. Unfortunately...

... careful with those anti's that stimulate...Dont take Prozac or Wellbutrin those wil make you edgier than you already...

... just the early onset of perimenopause) she prescribed Prozac . It's not called Prozac (although it's by the same ... can stop until next month.
It's called Serafim. Prozac I know is good for PMDD. But Prozac's side effects...

... i hear you about the weight again. I want to quit Prozac for that reason but you are also right on how it helps...

... the ones "approved" for pmdd are zoloft, paxil and prozac (sarafem). But, I did read on a site that effexor...

... That morning anxiety rush, horrible! I had to take Prozac eventually, helped alot, but still get that anxiety ... morning, not severe like it was before, much better wtih Prozac , but the docs told me that was perimenopause. Mine...

... told me to not stop the BCP and gave me a script for Prozac 20mg once a day. I am so hoping it will help with ... shedding tears and it drives me NUTS!! Is anyone else on Prozac and has it seemed to help your symptoms ect?? I would...

... regulate the ups and downs I guess. I took my 1st. prozac today and praying that I do not get nausea ect. I ... clue about the antidepressants. She has me on the prozac for 1 month and then I go in for a ckup! I just hope...

... I don't know if prozac has changed at all ... but a number of years ago when...

... Has anyone taken prozac and if so how did it do for you?
Thanks...

... Has anyone taken prozac and if so how did it do for you?
Thanks
I've tried ...Prozac and found it to be the easiest antid. to discontinue ... class of SSRI antidepressants. They (Lexapro, Zoloft, Prozac ) cause me to have derealization, but I know others...

... with the panic attacks and anxiety. I started taking prozac last night. Hope it works.
Thanks for your reply...

... my doctor about the mood swings and he prescribed prozac !
my first question is...is there a test to determine ... .....does anyone have any suggestions (other than prozac )on how to deal with this?
thanks!...

... My opinion? Prozac is not a good remedy for anything unless you're ready...

... the peri symptoms, almost all of them. I was put on Prozac , 10mg at first and increased to 20mg. It did help ... falling to pieces. Try to tell your doctor that the Prozac is making you gain weight and rapidly, and they will...

... About 5 years ago I went on Prozac - 10 mg. a day for my perimenopause symptoms. At first ... did not even feel sad. That was my wake up call to Prozac and it's effects on me.
I called my Dr. and insisted ... refused to listen to her " that can not be possible", " Prozac should not affect you like that" talk. But I stood ... like you and I who have had bad side effects from Prozac . Your Dr. probably does not have any realy training...

... ! But sorry that you are having problems with the Prozac and feel like you are falling to pieces. It is an ... been there
I do not have firsthand experience with Prozac , but I have a friend that took it and like Greeneyes ... hormones are contributing to the weight gain and the Prozac is also. And perhaps you can try something else if...

... since summer time. I have noticed that the 20 mg. prozac i am on helps me with anxiety. Closer to my periods ... Again, the only problem i seemto be having with prozac is the weight gain, but come to think of it, before ... i ever started prozac i had a weight issue, so it is the perimenopause as ... blotch and i ask myself why did i get it at all? LOL
Prozac has not deadened my sexual appetite, when i lose sexual ... my hormones. I don't have any blunt feelings on Prozac , sometimes I wish I did with this peri stuff.
I...

... depending on ur metabolism. I don't want to stop Prozac at this time coz it helps so much in my hot flashes...

... have. This is affecting my job! I am stopping the prozac and will start the paxil tomarrow. My obgyn wouldnt...

... depression. I had to go see my obgyn and he gave me prozac . The 1st dr. wouldnt try diffent bp meds or anything...

... for sure it didnt make me more anxious. I felt the prozac did. i really felt worse on it. This gp said prozac ... I am very happy to be trying the paxil over the prozac because it is a much newer med than prozac. Do you...

... for sure it didnt make me more anxious. I felt the prozac did. i really felt worse on it. This gp said prozac ... I am very happy to be trying the paxil over the prozac because it is a much newer med than prozac. Do you...

... lost 19 lbs. in 3 months tops. But now I am taking Prozac and all my weight came back. And I really try but ... just stays there. Now i would love to blame this on Prozac , but I had this issue way before I took Prozac and...

... has them. She is on lexapro. I just started up my prozac again. It will lake a whole month till it really...

... IBS and Acid Reflex and the list can go on. Got on Prozac last May, took time to work, started at 5mg, then ... friends are on Lexapro and seem to be doing good. The Prozac has helped alot but still feel nervous. So this is...

... good weekend? I just called my obgyn for 1 a week prozac . I just couldnt stand the anxiety with my pms this ... lexapro, obvious anxiety. Dr gave me 6 months of prozac . I know it will take a good month for me to feel...

... good weekend? I just called my obgyn for 1 a week prozac . I just couldnt stand the anxiety with my pms this ... lexapro, obvious anxiety. Dr gave me 6 months of prozac . I know it will take a good month for me to feel ... ll let you know. Let me know how you feel taking Prozac ....

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Yes. A few of my friends have been. I am on Prozac...

... good weekend? I just called my obgyn for 1 a week prozac . I just couldnt stand the anxiety with my pms this ... lexapro, obvious anxiety. Dr gave me 6 months of prozac . I know it will take a good month for me to feel ... to 10mg. now I am on 20 mg and that is standard for Prozac . Let us know ho wit's going...

... have read on lexapro bringing dowm BP. My rx for prozac is for 6 months. when I see my dr for annual this...